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I have a huge all-glass reptile enclosure with a built in metal screen lid and sliding glass doors on the front. It's over 4 feet long, by 2 feet deep and almost 3 feet tall (Equal to about a 180 gallon aquarium). I currently have 2 female Leopard Geckos and a female Fat-tail. I keep them on a sand/coconut bedding mixture. The temperature is about 88-90 F on the warm end, and about 80-82 F on the cooler end. It drops to about 75-78 F at night. The tank has a fairly big waterdish, some natural driftwood and mopani pieces, lots of hides, a moss box and some live and artifical plants.

I'd love to add another lizard to the set-up but I am always weary about mixing species. I love the looks of a community tank, but I'm a little unsure if I can with these 3 geckos. (I've only ever done it with small arborials; green & brown anoles, long-tailed grass lizards, green treefrogs, etc.)

Any ideas or tips?? Reccomended species, if any?? Thanks!
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Owned (and trained) by:
3 Chihuahuas, an AmStaff, a Rottie, a Rottie Mix, a Guinea Pig, 3 Geckos and some goldfish.

Take out that AFT! Why is it there? They have totaly different husbandry.

At most I would put some more females and a male in the tank possibly 2 males but watch them close, anythig other than that I wouldnt do.

I've accomodated both species in my set-up even though their husbandry is slightly different. The biggest difference between the two is humidity requirements.
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Owned (and trained) by:
3 Chihuahuas, an AmStaff, a Rottie, a Rottie Mix, a Guinea Pig, 3 Geckos and some goldfish.

Actually according to the book by Ron Tremper.African Fattails are one of the few that can be housed with leos. in a mixed species vivarium.
They talk about mixing duirnal and nocturnal so that you dont have food competition.Day geckos are another one that works well with leos.
There is a very small but interesting section in this book about mixed species vivs with leos.They also say that they cannot guarantee any outcomes but it evidently has been done.

These are not my opinions just stuff I read out of Trempers book.
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What...day geckos?

I object no matter how much I feel Tremper is the best, its stupid.

Leo's come from a mountainess dessert and AFTs come from a savahna.

Im not even getting into the Day Gecko. Thats a-nine.

Im just saying it has been done successfully.
AFT and Leos dont come from glass tanks with papertowel substrates either but they do real good in them.
I doubt anyone makes thier cages like a savannah or a mt desert.Maybe a few lucky lizzies live in ideal natural conditions but not many..Im not really arguing just pointing out facts....

If I had the room and a bit more experience and lots of time to devote to just one viv. I might try it.But I dont have the time mostly, I bet it takes alot of extra care and effort to keep things right..
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